Time Magazine Contents Page APRIL 19, 1993 VOL. 141 NO. 16

THE WEEK 16

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COVER: L.A.'s Broken Dreams

The city of the future remains shattered by the angry riots that erupted one year ago. As it awaits verdicts in two highly charged cases, Los Angeles has barely begun to build the sense of community it has always lacked.

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The Trial: Proving Justice Can Be Done

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THE ADMINISTRATION: Critical Decisions

Clinton's health-care reformers put an emphasis on choice

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SOCIETY: A Curriculum of Conflict

Antiabortion trainees graduate and prepare to teach

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POLLUTION: Don't Drink the Water

A parasite causes a flu-like outbreak in Milwaukee

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JAPAN: Goodbye to Godzilla

Economic slump and political turmoil slow the juggernaut

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ITALY: A Vote of Revulsion

Italians make a start on cleaning up political corruption

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SOUTH AFRICA: Death of a Fighter

! Chris Hani, a hero to young black militants, is gunned down

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SPACE: NASA's New Partner

Clinton calls in the Russians for help with the space station

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BEHAVIOR: Is Violence Rooted in Biology?

The search for answers ignites a brutal political controversy

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SHOW BUSINESS: The Ultimate Mogul

In a rare interview, Michael Ovitz defends his power

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MUSIC: Rock Gets Stoned

Marijuana strikes a chord with rockers and rappers

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THEATER: Gospel Extravaganza

This drama of Jesus' life may be the greatest show ever sold

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CINEMA: A Boy's Story Unfolds on Screen

Tobias Wolff's childhood saga is brought back to life

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AMERICAN SCENE: The Million-Dollar Miss

A pipe fitter gets -- and blows -- the chance of a lifetime

REVIEWS

SHOW BUSINESS Cirque du Soleil's blowout astonishes anew 65

MUSIC Minimalist composers are alive and thriving 65

THEATER A young playwright indicts corporate morals 66

BOOKS A posthumous account of promise gone wrong 67

Exploring slavery's destructive power 69

SHORT TAKES 71

DEPARTMENTS

PUBLISHER'S LETTER 4

LETTERS 7

GRAPEVINE 15

MILESTONES 24

PEOPLE 73

ESSAY 74

Cover: Illustration for TIME by Roger Brown

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